Prince Edward Island

The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) has protected 26 ecologically significant natural areas on Prince Edward Island, with a focus on conserving coastal and forest ecosystems. PEI is Canada’s most densely-populated province, and its remaining areas of intact dunes, salt marshes and Acadian forest are precious. With 90 per cent of PEI under private ownership, NCC relies on generous land donors to support our conservation projects. Some of the Nature Conservancy of Canada’s larger projects on PEI include the Conway and Cascumpec Sandhills on the North Shore, Percival River in southwest PEI and Holman’s Island near Summerside.

Stories from the Field

Diane Griffin, NCC Program Manager for PEI, monitoring natural area at St. Peters Lake Run (Photo by NCC)

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Featured Projects

Marsh Marigold on the Inverness property on PEI (Photo by NCC)

Find out about our conservation projects, research activities, land management priorities and more. Read more »

Our Work

Marram Grass plug planting CV event on PEI (Photo by Mike Dembeck)

Learn about where and how we are focussing our conservation efforts in Prince Edward Island.Read more »

Faces of NCC

Diane Griffin, PEI (Photo by NCC)

Meet some of the staff, volunteers and supporters who make our work possible. Read more »